Roll of Honor
Robert Brandt Ross
Incident
Motorcycle Officer Robert Ross was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop of a speeder at the intersection of Main Street and South 157th Street.
A trailer being pulled by an oncoming truck struck a pothole and swerved into Officer Ross, causing him to suffer fatal injuries. He was transported to Receiving Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Motorcycle Officer Ross served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motorcycle Officer Ross.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Motorcycle Officer Robert Brandt Ross is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Brandt Ross's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Brandt Ross Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Brandt Ross is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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